Thread: How much is too much to spend on a wedding ring?

I've been holding off on proposing to my girl until I got a steady job, even though I know she'll accept, I certainly don't want to do it without a ring.

The thing is, we were walking through the mall and she saw a poster outside the jewelry store and said "I like that one".



Went back in today without her, and the ring is going to be nearly $10,000.

I'm going to get it for her, she deserves whatever she wants, but I'm curious how much you have paid, or would pay, for a ring.

All input is valued, thanks :)

Few hundred dollars maximum.
Any girl that was worthy of me would puke and throw me out on the curb if I spent any more, and the same is true the other way around.
Unless I have a huge lapse in the decision process of life, there's no way I'd be with a girl as consumerist enough to want a ring that costs more than that.

I would by an average ring ranging from $500 - $2000 at max. Anything more would be a waste if money, also i believe that love is displayed in a relationship without the main concern being a ring. The ring is just what connects two people together but the love is what is important, if a girl really loves you she will not care about a ring whatsoever, it is you that matters.

I personally think you are paying to much and it really isn't necessary, a want more than a need scenario. You have a heap lot of cash but don't just blow it on a ring.

Lastly congratulations on your near proposal, i hope she accepts (I'm certain) and you live a happy life together =D.

Originally Posted by Jschro14

Went back in today without her, and the ring is going to be nearly $10,000.

I'm going to get it for her, she deserves whatever she wants, but I'm curious how much you have paid, or would pay, for a ring.

Don't even think about it. No ring is worth that much period. What she deserves is your love. The ring is just that... a ring. $500 is more than enough money to buy a VERY nice ring. If you spend $1000 then you're crazy IMO. If your girlfriend needs a $10,000 wedding ring to quantify how much you love her then there's something seriously wrong.

Tell her straight up it costs $10,000 and that you would rather spend that money on.... the down payment on a HOUSE for you both to LIVE in. I guarantee that if she knows how much it costs then she will FORBID you from buying it. If she DOESN'T forbid you and is like... ohhhh but I really like it.... then again - there's something SERIOUSLY wrong.

Just realize you are funding all kinds of wars in Africa every time you buy a diamond.

Blood diamond - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

If she REALLY wants a gigantic *REAL* diamond... then go here:

Diamond Nexus Labs

These are *perfect* diamonds and real.... and affordable. They're man made though and not funding any wars. Finding a flawed rock in Africa = expensive, creating a perfect rock using science = not cheap but affordable

They're actually required by law to put a microscopic (invisible to the naked eye) laser inscription on each man made diamond because jewelers can't tell them apart.

$1000 dollars to max of $1500..you will get pretty good impressive rings within this provided you look in the right place..

$1000 dollars to max and no diamonds :D

Spending an insane amount of money on wedding ring is beyond me.

If your lucky you have a girl that isn't materialistic and actually cares about you more then the size of rock your are getting here.

Don't judge her :P She would die if she knew it cost that much. She just saw it and thought it looked pretty. She wouldn't want me to spend that much, but I want to give her the world, if I can.

I'm a logical guy, even getting a ring seems stupid to me - it's got no useful purpose other than to be looked at, but I know that's a cold emotionless point of view. I figure if I'm going to get something that has the sole purpose of being stared at, it might as be worth staring at.

Well, when I proposed, in 1999 :), I gave my girl a $1200 ring... I did not know, how much it cost until I was ready to buy it. I just liked it... Well, last year we celebrated our 10th anniversary :)

The thing is, a ring is just a ring :) The way you feel about your girl is what really counts :) And when you get married, make it last :)